ei

This is the 91st most frequent Finnish word.


ei

"Ei" means "no."


Here 'ei' is used to negate the verb 'haluta' (to want), forming a negative sentence.

Hän ei halua syödä jäätelöä.

He/she does not want to eat ice cream.


The phrase 'ei tule mitään' uses 'ei' to express impossibility or failure in a colloquial context.

Ei tule mitään, jos emme yritä.

Nothing will come of this if we don't try.


In this sentence, the first 'ei' acts as a negative response ('No'), while the second 'ei' negates the verb 'ole' (to be).

Ei, se ei ole mahdollista.

No, that is not possible.